The Aquila Lander is a light shuttle typically used by the Imperial Navy.[5]
Overview
The Aquila Lander is used to carry up to six[5] officers or other important persons from orbit to ground level and is named because of its wing arrangement. The wings end in a feather-like design and taper back as if in imitation of the sign of the Aquila. It is not designed as a combat vehicle, being only lightly armed with a Heavy Bolter (other variants replace the Heavy Bolter with a Multi-laser or Autocannon) for self defence, but it is well enough armoured to survive atmospheric insertion that it can protect its passengers from several hits before going down.[1]
The Aquila has one crewman, a pilot, in an armoured cockpit at the front of the vehicle. Twin jet engines are beside the cockpit and built within the fuselage, which allows the vehicle to hover over its landing point. Above them is an observation dome. Sometimes Aquilas are decorated with purity seals.[1] The Aquila also has a purely civilian model variant, its rear compartment having a dozen seats and space for a couple cargo pallets.[7]
Technical Specifications
| Type | Lander[5] | Operational Ceiling | N/A[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Name | Aquila Lander[5] | Max Speed | 1900 KPH[5] at 5,000 feet[6] |
| Forge World of Origin | Cypra-Mundi[5] | Range | 24,000 KM Atmosphere[5] |
| Known Patterns | I-VI[5] | Main Armament | Nose Mounted Heavy Bolter[5] |
| Crew | Pilot[5] | Secondary Armament | N/A[5] |
| Powerplant | 2 x RX-40-08 Rocket Engines[5] | Main Ammunition | 400 Rounds[5] |
| Weight | 42 Tonnes[5] | Secondary Ammunition | N/A[5] |
| Length | 11.8M[5] | Armour | |
| Wingspan | 21.45M[5] | Superstructure | 65mm[5] |
| Height | 8.1M[5] | Hull | 65mm[5] |
Miniatures
Forgeworld has released a model for the Aquila Lander[2] and a crashed version featured as several pieces of terrain in the Battle for Macragge box set.[3] The crashed version was later released separately as a Bitz Pack.[4]
An Aquila Lander
A crashed Aquila Lander from the Battle for Macragge box set
Gallery
Aquila landers over the Tark Islands, Balhaut.
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour - Apocalypse, pg. 36
- 2: Aquila Lander - Forge World Archived Page (saved 13 Jul 2008, last accessed 5 Sep 2024)
- 3: Battle for Macragge Homepage - Archived] (saved 15 Jun 2007, last accessed 5 Sep 2024)
- 4: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod80001a&rootCatGameStyle=/ Games Workshop Website (source is no longer active)
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pg. 244
- 6: Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook, pg. 56
- 7: The Bigger They Are (Short Story) — Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology
